Following 74,091 US nurses from 1984 to 1996, Simin Liu's team found women with the largest rise in dietary fiber intake gained 1.52 kg less than those with the smallest, and women in the top quintile of fiber intake were 49 percent less likely to have a major weight gain.
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Fructose linked to increased fat synthesis - study
In a study from University Hospital Zurich, men consuming 40 or 80 grams of fructose a day raised serum palmitate about 20%, while the same dose of sucrose or glucose did not. High doses of both fructose and sucrose raised fasting long-chain acylcarnitines.
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Animal Protein May Lead to Diabetes
In the EPIC study, people eating the most animal protein were 22 percent more likely to develop diabetes than those eating the least, and each additional 10 grams of protein a day was tied to a 6 percent higher risk.
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Trans fat can cause type 2 diabetes mellitus
A Circulation study of 3,076 adults averaging 74 years old in the Cardiovascular Health Study found those with high total dietary trans fat intake were 40 to 50 percent more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
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Beans Benefit Heart Health
A meta-analysis of 26 randomized trials with 1,037 participants, published by the Canadian Medical Association, found LDL cholesterol dropped about 5 percent when people ate half a cup of beans a day for an average of six weeks. Typical U.S. intake is a fifth of a serving.
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Is Milk as Good for You as Its Marketing Says?
A critique of dairy marketing: the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board and the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board told Congress they assure lactose-intolerant ethnic groups the condition need not keep milk out of the diet, and have partnered with the USDA and fast food chains.
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Fruits and Vegetables May Prevent Early Death
Researchers followed 65,226 Health Surveys for England participants aged 35 and older for seven years. Those eating seven or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day had a 42 percent lower risk of death from any cause, plus lower cancer and heart disease death risks.
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Study Finds Secret to Cutting Sugary Drink Use by Teens (PR)
Ohio State researchers piloted a 30-day Sodabriety challenge at two rural Appalachian high schools, run by student advisory councils. The share of teens avoiding sugary drinks rose from 7.2% to 11.8% and held for 30 days, and water intake climbed by 60 days.
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Are Soft Drinks Making You Fat? It's Not Just The Calories, Research Shows
High fructose corn syrup consumption has grown 1,000% since it entered soft drinks in 1984, favored because it pumps like a liquid, escapes sugar's price swings, and keeps baked goods moist. The piece says HFCS metabolises differently from sugar.
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Animal Protein Linked to Early Death
Among 6,381 US adults aged 50 and older followed 18 years, those eating the most animal protein had a 5-fold higher risk of diabetes-related death. Under-65s in that group had a 74% higher all-cause death risk and 4-fold cancer death risk. Plant protein showed diminished or absent risks.
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Meat-Eating is a Risk Factor for Developing Diabetes
Physicians Committee researchers writing in Nutrients reviewed studies of meat consumption and found meat-eaters at significantly higher risk of type 2 diabetes than people who avoided meat, an effect they attribute partly to saturated fat and heme iron. They urge doctors to count it in screening.
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Yoghurt lowers type 2 diabetes mellitus risk
Among more than 25,000 adults in EPIC-Norfolk followed over 11 years, the highest yoghurt consumption tracked with up to 28 percent lower type 2 diabetes risk, and low-fat fermented dairy with 24 percent lower. Total dairy, milk and cheese showed no link.
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PCRM Breaking Medical News: Red and Processed Meat Endangers Health
Harvard researchers analysing diets and blood from 3,690 Nurses' Health Study participants found C-reactive protein, hemoglobin A1c and stored iron all rose as red meat intake rose, along with weight and calorie intake. Published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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Greenview Kitchen Organic Sauces Receive Non-GMO Project Verification (PR)
Giovanni Food Co.'s Greenview Kitchen brand has received Non-GMO Project Verification for its organic pizza sauce and organic bruschetta, with three organic pasta sauces still in the process. CEO Louis DeMent says the company will seek verification for future organic products.
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Animal Products Linked to Cancer
An ecological study in Nutrients covering 21 cancers across 157 countries found animal product consumption associated with several of them about as strongly as tobacco is. The author points to growth promotion and high iron and fat content as possible mechanisms.
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High-heat treated food may boost risk of diabetes mellitus
In a Diabetes Care trial, 74 overweight women without diabetes ate a diet high or low in advanced glycation end products for four weeks; the report describes higher fasting insulin and HOMA-IR on the high-AGE diet. AGEs form in roasted, fried and baked foods browned at high heat.
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Berries prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus
Finnish men eating the most berries were 35 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes over 19 years, in a study of 2,332 men. Fruit, juices and vegetables alone showed no link, though the highest total intake of fruit, berries and vegetables carried a 24 percent lower risk.
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Many Ways Meat Causes Colon Cancer
A review in Nutrition Research lists wide-ranging reasons meat products may raise colorectal cancer risk, from naturally occurring components such as heme iron and protein to generated ones such as N-nitroso compounds and heterocyclic amines.
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